John Updike

Thu, Jun 8
8 pm
$20

John Updike
In conversation with Steven Winn

John Updike is an icon of American Literature. A perennial and
premiere chronicler of modern life, Updike is the author of more than
forty books which have been honored by the Pulitzer Prize on two
occasions, the National Book Award, the American Book Award, and the
National Book Critics Circle Award, among numerous others. Updike's
novels include the Rabbit Angstrom quartet ("Rabbit Run," "Rabbit
Redux," "Rabbit Is Rich," and "Rabbit At Rest"), "In the Beauty of
the Lilies," "Couples," "The Witches of Eastwick," "The Coup," "Marry
Me," and "Villages." "Terrorist" is the most recent publication in
Updike's prolific body of work. The novel follows eighteen-year-old
Ahmad, an Irish-Egyptian American, who lives a disenchanted life in
New Jersey and commits himself to an act of terror. "Terrorist" is a
powerful drama that questions self-sacrifice, spirituality, and
insidious determination and offers no easy answers in a complicated
story of religious extremism. Updike has also written a memoir,
"Self-Consciousness," and several volumes of short fiction, poetry,
and criticism, including "Still Looking: Essays on American Art."
His work regularly appears in The New Yorker, where he was formerly a
staff writer.

Venue:

Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco

Additional Info:

(415) 392-4400
www.cityarts.net